The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Virginia Wilderness Additions Act in January, which would increase two wilderness areas in Bath County, Va., by 5,600 acres.
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Senate Bill Would Expand Virginia Wilderness
TAGS: conservation George Washington National Forest senate bill Virginia Wilderness Additions Act wilderness
Hidden Treasures #6: Virginia
The Jefferson National Forest’s Guest River Gorge Trail and George Washington National Forest’s Mt. Pleasant are both well worth visiting.
Where Does Your Forest Stand with the Plan?
A summary of where each national forest in Central and Southern Appalachia is in the forest planning process.
TAGS: allegheny national forest Chattahoochee National Forest Cherokee National Forest Daniel Boone National Forest forest plan George Washington National Forest Jefferson National Forest Monongahela National Forest national forest Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests sumter national forest US Forest Service wayne national forest
George Washington Forest Plan Unveiled
After more than 50,000 public comments and seven years of debate between citizens, government officials, environmentalists and the energy industry, the U.S. Forest Service has released a new management plan for the 1.1-million acre George Washington National Forest.
Thousand Cankers Disease Hits East Tennessee
By Meredith Warfield Black walnut trees are dying in Morgan and Rhea counties of eastern Tennessee. The culprit, according to a Tennessee Department of Agriculture announcement made this November, is Thousand Cankers Disease. The disease is a recent phenomenon in…
TAGS: appalachia Bike paths fracking George Washington National Forest Hydraulic Fracturing Maryland National Heritage Areas North Carolina Senator Jay Rockefeller Tennessee Thousand Cankers Disease Water quality West Virginia
New Rules Stoke Fear of Fracking on Public Lands
By Brian Sewell When the U.S. Department of the Interior released updated draft rules to regulate hydraulic fracturing on public and Indian lands, environmental advocates responded much as they did when the initial draft was released in 2012 — with…
Rooted: The Evolution of America’s Conservation Movement
“Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit.” Edward Abbey, The “Thoreau of the American West” in Desert Solitaire By Brian Sewell In 1963, when the first woman to receive the Audubon Award for achievements in…
TAGS: Antiquities Act ConservAmerica George Washington National Forest Land and Water Conservation Fund Land Conservation National Parks Service Roadless Rule Wilderness Society
